CHRYSOCHLORIDAE (Gray, 1825) Gray, 1825
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6624497 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6624199 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD879C-5A77-9803-FEA7-FDADE8EAFA89 |
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Valdenar |
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CHRYSOCHLORIDAE |
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Family CHRYSOCHLORIDAE View in CoL
(GOLDEN MOLES)
• Small fusiform body shape, short limbs, no visible tail, eyes covered in skin and notvisible, no visible ear pinnae, and variable pelage color.
* 8-23 cm. View Figure
• Afrotropical Region. View Figure
• Subterranean in subtropical and tropical deserts, grasslands, and forests from sea level into mountains.
• 10 genera, 21 species, 42 taxa.
•] species Critically Endangered, 5 Endangered, 4 Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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